dipali jagtap from mumbai.ar's success that saw no coronavirus outbreaks during the muslim ritual. the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of islam. all muslims are expected to retrace the prophet mohammed's final pilgrimage at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so. the event is usually one of the world's largest annual gatherings and would normally see 2.5 million muslims from around the world converge on mecca. this year, just 60,000 healthy and vaccinated saudi residents, chosen through a lottery from almost 600,000 applicants, will take part. strict social distancing measures are in place and a hajj smart pass is being used to allow contact—free access and transportation to the various religious sites and accommodation. technology will also play a part, with the deployment of robots to dispense bottles of sacred water from the grand mosque and others to dispense disinfectant. while a large proportion of security will take place remotely, and most of the marshals who would nor

many metropolitan train services are suspended because of waterlogged tracks. 0ur reporter dipali jagtaprate landslide incidents triggered due to heavy rains in india's financial capital, mumbai. 16 people died due to wall collapse in chembur and six people died in mumbai's vikhroli area due to landslides. people are feared trapped under the debris in the chembur area. local authorities are at the spot and rescue operations are still going on and the toll could increase. within the last 2a hours, authorities have so far reported 11 incidences of houses or walls collapsing in the mumbai area. in mumbai, monsoons often trigger such incidences like the collapsing of houses or buildings, causing loss of lives every year. afghan peace talks continue for a second day today in the gulf state of qatar as the violence intensifies across afghanistan. the afghan state minister for peace — sayed sadat mansour naderi — told the bbc they hoped both sides would clarify their ideas on key issues to help chart a road map to a political solution to end the war. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse d

our reporter dipali jagtap sent us this report from mumbai.e died in mumbai's vikhroli area due to landslides. a few people are feared trapped under the debris in the chemburarea. local authorities are at the spot and rescue operations are still going on and the toll could increase. within the last 2a hours, authorities have so far reported 11 incidences of houses or walls collapsing in the mumbai area. in mumbai, monsoons often trigger such incidences like the collapsing of houses or buildings, causing loss of lives every year. israel has recorded a four—month high in new daily coronavirus cases, going from nearly none a few weeks ago to more than 800 a day, although the number of serious cases remains low. the country vaccinated its adult population at the world's fastest rate, and there's now a rush to immunise the young, with no firm decision yet on whether to bring back major restrictions. here's our middle east correspondent tom bateman. there are some nerves, a bit of comfort and lots of relief, too. israel is racing to vaccinate its te